19760227 TZHC Arusha
It was unsafe to convict on the uncorroborated evidence of the herdsboy, who was an accomplice; corroboration was required.
- Citation
- 19760227 TZHC Arusha
- Parties
- Appellant: Mselu Mselu; Appellant: Mujairo Olari; Appellant: Zebedi Makata; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 27 February 1976
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- convictions quashed, sentences set aside
- Legal Topics
- Cattle Theft, Accomplice Evidence, Corroboration
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mselu Mselu
Appellant
Mujairo Olari
Appellant
Zebedi Makata
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether conviction based solely on uncorroborated accomplice evidence is safe
- 2 Whether the herdsboy was an accomplice
Ratio Decidendi
It was unsafe to convict on the uncorroborated evidence of the herdsboy, who was an accomplice; corroboration was required.
Court Disposition
convictions quashed, sentences set aside
Orders
- Appellants to be released forthwith
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